Designer, Mobile Web
Location: US, CO, Boulder, CO
Salary range: 95000-125000
Employment type: Full-time

Company profile:

Job description:
Top ranked web-centric company in Boulder, CO has an opening for a Designer on its Mobile Web Team. This is a direct hire with competitive salary and benefits (see below for details). The Hire Advantage is the exclusive search firm for this position. So most likely, if you haven't talked with us, you haven't heard about this amazing opportunity (and we do mean amazing)!OverviewWe are seeking an awesome individual to join our client’s team as a Designer for Mobile Web. The Designer will be part of a small team working on all aspects of visual and interaction design for mobile smartphone optimized and tablet optimized web sites. The ideal candidate has worked across the design process from research to prototyping to pixel-perfect output. Our client needs a designer who is comfortable with and enjoys interfacing closely with product management and developers in an agile environment. Designers who can do a little coding in HTML, CSS and/or javascript are favored. In addition, we are looking for a smart, savvy technologist who loves clean beautiful product, understands ecommerce and wants to build unique experiences that leverage the capabilities of mobile platforms and excite the passions of users.   Your peers on this team want to build really cool, innovative experiences. To be a fit, you must want this too.About the companyOur client is a leading online retailer of licensed sports merchandise and dedicated to providing the ultimate shopping experience to sports fans everywhere. The company also powers the e-commerce sites of the hottest athletic organizations, broadcasting authorities and entertainment networks out there, and they have defined industry best practices.As for the upper management team – it is composed of leaders from the NFL, Nike, Kohl’s Groupon and Oakley. They value, respect and recognize the contributions of their team members. They embrace an entrepreneurial spirit, encourage innovation and reward great performance.Are they successful? YES!!!The company has experienced tremendous success, and has a huge growth trajectory.About the positionThis is a great opportunity to make a huge impact on a newly formed team that is paving the way for the company’s mobile web presence.Main Responsibilities and DeliverablesIdea generation including sketching, white-boarding, etc. to push mobile-centric thinkingWorkflows, wireframes, and other elements to describe functional design factorsClearly marked visual prototypes of proposed product designsCollaboration with product managers and software engineers throughout entire process

Requirements:
RequirementsStrong portfolio featuring examples of product and interaction work – we will only consider applicants who include a link to a portfolioExperience with tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, Omnigraffle, etc.Broad skill set covering visual and interaction design and enthusiasm to contribute to product visionA strong, clean visual design sense, valuing usability, simplicity, and consistencyGreat design communication skills; able to tell the story of a design from end to endUnderstanding of human computer interaction (HCI) and user-centered design principles and practicesDemonstrated ability to thrive in an iterative, collaborative and agile development environmentExperience with eCommerce and mobile web design is importantHands-on HTML, CSS, and JavaScripting skills are preferredSense of humor, willingness to laugh in the face of daunting challenges and an appreciation of irony are all pluses

Benefits:
Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Life Insurance, Vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401k plan with employer matcing